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Sign InAnthropic has agreed to terms on a landmark $30 billion funding round, valuing the AI startup at approximately $900 billion. With this new valuation, Anthropic surpasses OpenAI, which was recently valued at $852 billion. The company's valuation surged from $380 billion to $900 billion in just three months, according to reports from the Financial Times and Invezz.
This meteoric rise in valuation occurs amidst an intense capital race in the AI sector as firms scale computing capabilities. For context, this valuation places Anthropic above the market capitalization of major public peers like Tesla, which sat near $550 billion in early May 2026 per market data. This trend underscores massive investor appetite for large language models despite high operational burn rates.
In public markets, traders are monitoring how these private valuations impact sentiment for linked semiconductor and cloud stocks. Looking ahead, the market will watch Fed Cook’s speech on May 8, 2026, for clues on borrowing costs affecting venture capital flows. Additionally, China's inflation data on May 11, 2026, will be a key catalyst for gauging global tech sector demand.
Update: Additional reports indicate that Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter Capital will jointly lead the funding round. Furthermore, it has been clarified that the $900 billion figure represents the firm's pre-money valuation, implying a higher post-money valuation once the capital is deployed.